Banking and Finance Lawyer - Polish Market Focus

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.  We also offer relocation support. 

The EIB, the European Union's bank is seeking to recruit for its Legal Directorate (JU) – EU Operations Department (OPS-EU) – Central Europe Division (CE) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a Banking and Finance Lawyer – Polish Market Focus*. 

This is a full time position at grade 5 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

*internal benchmark Officer Legal Services

Panel interviews are anticipated for the 2nd half of September 2026.

Join our team of legal experts at the EIB's Central Europe Division (CE). As a legal counsel, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and negotiating lending operations of the EIB across eight jurisdictions. If you’re passionate about impactful work and thrive in a collaborative environment, apply now to be at the forefront of legal excellence, supporting lending operations that drive economic growth and cohesion in the region. As a legal counsel within Central Europe Division, you'll collaborate with a team of 12 highly skilled lawyers.  You will also work closely with EIB's clients, ranging from member states, local municipalities, and banks to corporates of all sizes and from all eligible sectors. You will offer strategic guidance on all types of lending operations, including secured and non-secured transactions, structured finance and asset finance.  Your legal acumen will guide projects, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance. 

CE is at the heart of lending operations and financial products in the following eight countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Croatia. 

As a Lawyer, you will report directly to the Head of CE Division and cooperate with other lawyers in the Division and the Legal Directorate, as well as colleagues in other Directorates of the EIB. 

You will provide legal advice on lending operations in relation to, in particular, the EIB projects in Poland, but opportunities may also arise for you to advise on projects in other jurisdictions covered by the CE team and mentioned above. Your tasks may involve limited amount of travel for negotiations and signatures of legal documentation. You will:

• draft and independently negotiate legal documentation in English (including loan agreements, guarantees and other related finance documents) for lending operations (such as bilateral loans with banking sector counterparts, corporates and public sector entities);
• provide legal advice to the EIB (with assistance from external legal counsels chosen for that purpose by the EIB) in relation to structured finance transactions (such as asset-backed and synthetic securitizations, project finance and PPP);
• offer legal advice throughout the entire lending process, from the initial structuring of transactions to participation in negotiations and any matters occurring post financial close (including workouts and restructurings);
• liaise with external counsels and supervise their work, whenever necessary;
• undertake research and conduct legal studies on matters of law arising in connection with the Bank's operations and in the context of developing new products; and
• build and maintain relationships within the EIB, with its clients and external legal advisers and represent the EIB externally.

• University degree in law, at least equivalent to a bachelor’s degree; 
• Professional legal qualification in any jurisdiction where CE team operates (and preferably in Polish law), however lawyers qualified in Luxembourg or English law are also encouraged to apply;
• Admission to a bar association; 
• At least 5 years of relevant experience, preferably gained from a law firm advising on lending transactions; 
• Significant experience in drafting and negotiating finance documents (of LMA type); 
• Experience in structured finance, project finance, or PPP transactions would be considered a distinct advantage;
• Excellent written and spoken English, with ability to independently conduct high-profile negotiations and draft finance documents; good command of French (***). Ability to draft and negotiate in Polish would be a distinct advantage.

Deadline for applications: 14.08.2026